Google has previously released a year-in-review announcement and said that Play Store app rejections went up 55% last year after the company implemented new rules and improved its app review process. App suspensions also went up by more than 60%, in which, according to the company, credited to its continued investment in: “automated protections and...Read More

Just a few weeks after releasing Gradle  5.1, the team behind Gradle has released a quick update to their popular Java and Android development tool with Gradle 5.2, with added plugin enhancements for Java and C++. Gradle 5.2 has a new Java plugin for declaring platforms for the Java ecosystem. This java plugin platform could include modules...Read More

Google has recently allowed Progressive Web Apps (PWA) using the Trusted Web Activities (TWA) API in the Google Play Store. Using Trusted Web Activities allows web content to be displayed in fullscreen with system-level features and limited native code. Apps like Facebook Lite, Instagram Lite, and Twitter Lite are running PWAs and most of these apps use...Read More

Google is implementing new rules for the Google Play Store on how the “SMS” and “Call Log” permissions are used by Android devices. The new rule now only allows certain apps the ability to request the device’s call logs and SMS permissions, and any apps will be removed from the Play Store altogether if the...Read More

In order to escape from security researchers using emulators, the Trojan would only trigger when the infected devices moved. According to Ars Technica, some malicious apps found on Google Play Store has been discovered using a new and clever trick to avoid detection, they use the infected device’s motion sensors to monitor movements before installing a...Read More

Google has recently announced that the company is partnering with Unity for a dedicated “Android Game SDK” project. The primary goal of the Android Game SDK  project is to improve game development efficiency and improve Unity 3D engine’s performance on Android. The Android Game SDK  project is based on Android NDK and the Vulkan cross-platform graphics...Read More

Originally announced back in December 2017, Google has recently released more details about the 64-bit requirement coming to the Google Play store in August 2019. The company outlined a clearer timeline for the 64-bit transition through to August 1, 2021, including extensions for game developers that use Unity. For now, Google Play will continue supporting...Read More

Good news for Android app developers, Google has just launched Android Studio 3.3, latest version of its integrated development environment (IDE). Android Studio 3.3 brings over 200 bug fixes with a heavy focus on “refinement and quality”. According to a blogpost by Android Studio Product Manager Jamal Eason:  The goal is to ensure Android Studio...Read More

The team behind Gradle has released the latest update to their Java and Android development tool with Gradle 5.1, now with added new capabilities for dependency matching and configuration-avoidance APIs. Released earlier this month (January 2, 2019), the Gradle 5.1 update enables matching of repositories to dependencies. With this new update, Gradle will not search for...Read More

Google has recently sent an email to remind Android developers that soon they will be activating the Restore feature on Android soon. According to the email: “We are writing to let you know about an upcoming change to the Restore feature in the Google Play Console. On April 15, 2019, Google will be turning on...Read More